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Title: Feature Request: controlling other clients
Post by: benn600 on May 12, 2011, 12:23:59 pm

I would like the request the ability to control the playback of other clients in a server > client configuration of Media Center.  Currently, the clients can control the server.  I would like the ability for the clients to be able to control other clients.

Title: Re: Feature Request: controlling other clients
Post by: Matt on May 12, 2011, 12:37:56 pm

You can do this, I think.

First, make sure the server can control all the clients.

Then, on a client, enable "Show playback zones from the server on the client"

From "Client A", you should see a zone like "There: Client B".  When you play to it, you're controlling Client B from Client A.

Title: Re: Feature Request: controlling other clients
Post by: cncb on May 12, 2011, 02:09:43 pm

Quote from: Matt on May 12, 2011, 12:37:56 pm

First, make sure the server can control all the clients.

To do this it appears you have to share the Library from each client which seems kind of odd (sharing the client library back to the server which is sharing the same library to the client..)?  Is this how it's done?

Title: Re: Feature Request: controlling other clients
Post by: benn600 on May 12, 2011, 05:33:41 pm

My setup currently consists of this:

A Ben's HTPC - runs server
B Ben's Desktop - client
C Ben's Work - client

At work, I can control A and C (myself).
On Desktop, I can control A and B (myself).

Surprisingly, on A, I don't see either system show up.  It looks to me that clients can control the server and that is it.  The server cannot control clients, nor can clients control other clients.  Am I missing a setting?  This capability would be very useful for many reasons.

Title: Re: Feature Request: controlling other clients
Post by: cncb on May 13, 2011, 11:52:39 am

Quote from: benn600 on May 12, 2011, 05:33:41 pm

Surprisingly, on A, I don't see either system show up.  It looks to me that clients can control the server and that is it.  The server cannot control clients, nor can clients control other clients.  Am I missing a setting?  This capability would be very useful for many reasons.

As I said above, turn on "Media Network | Use media network to share this library and enable DLNA" on each client and you should see the clients as zones on the server.  However, it seems to me there should be a separate setting for this (without sharing the library from the client).